Affordable Housing Initiative Summit on Finance in Paris

20-06-2023

The Summit will focus on the financing aspect of fast-tracking innovation in the renovation of social and affordable housing districts as a means to mitigate the negative social impact of rising prices.

In the framework of the Affordable Housing Initiative realised through our consortium, we aim to bridge EU policy and innovative best practices to help local actors deliver, based on available national and EU resources. The event is co-organised with the coordinator of the project, Housing Europe – The European Federation for Public, Cooperative and Social Housing – in partnership with l’Union Sociale pour l’Habitat.

 


20th June 2023

Académie du Climat, Paris, France | Registration is obligatory.

DAY 1 – PLENARY SESSIONS
Master of Ceremony: Eddy Adams

09:30 Welcome Coffee

10:00-11:00 |  OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE SUMMIT – HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE

  • Olivier Klein, Minister of Housing, France
  • Ivan Bartoš, Minister of Regional Development, Czechia
  • Christophe Collignon, Minister of Housing, Local Powers and the City, Wallonia, Belgium
  • Raquel Sánchez Jiménez, Minister for Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Spain (tbc)
  • Marina Gonçalves, Minister of Housing, Portugal
  • Hugo de Jonge, Minister of Housing, the Netherlands (tbc)
  • Nicolas Schmit, Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights
  • Hubert Gambs Deputy Director General, Directorate-general Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (tbc)
  • Emmanuelle Cosse, President of l’Union Social pour l’Habitat

11:00-11:30 | INTERVIEW ON THE ROLE OF DEVELOPMENT BANKS

Interview with Ambroise Fayolle, the Vice-President of EIB (tbc) and with Carlo Monticelli, the Governor of CEB/ Sandrine Gaudin Vice-Governor of CEB (tbc)

11:30-12:00 | FINDINGS OF STATE OF HOUSING 2023

  • Alice Pittini, Research Director, Housing Europe
  • Laurent Ghékière, Chair of Housing Europe Observatory, Head of EU Affairs, l’Union Social pour l’Habitat, France
  • Christian Krainer, Vice-Chair of Housing Europe Observatory, Representative of GbV, Austria

Coffee break

12:00-13:15 | WHAT ROLE CAN FINANCE AND EU FUNDING PLAY TO ADVANCE INTEGRATED DISTRICT RENEWAL & THE FAIR ENERGY TRANSITION IN HOUSING?

1st panel– the European Union and investors’ response

  • Jonathan Denness, Head of Unit, Financial instruments Unit, Directorate-general Regional and Urban Policy
  • Wörsdörfer Mechthild, Deputy-Director General, Directorate-General for Energy
  • Director General, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (tbc)
  • Laurent Zylberberg, European Long-Term Investors Association (ELTI)

2nd panel – The perspective of the housing providers and cities

  • Donal McManus, CEO of Irish Council for Social Housing
  • María Montes Miguel, Director General, AVS, Spain
  • André Sobczak, Secretary General of EUROCITES

Lunch break

14:15-15:00 | WHERE FINANCE AND GOOD GOVERNANCE MEET: WHAT WORKS TO ATTRACT FUNDING?

Video about the joint initiative between Housing Europe, UNECE, and UN-HABITAT, #Housing2030

  • The French Alliance for Social Housing (Representative of Caisse des Depots or Representative from the European Investment Bank and Christophe Mróz/Arnaud de Verdière  from Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB))
  • The Estonian governance system, Andres Jaadla, EKYL
  • The European Housing Finance Working Group, Representative of EIB, Representative of CEB, Peter Surek, Head of Social finance, Erste Group

15:00-15:45 | INVENTING THE WHEEL: FINANCING MECHANISMS THAT SUIT INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO RENOVATION

  • Funding mapping: guiding developers to potential sources of financing, Juan Alario, GNE Finance External consultant, Former EIB Associate Director
  • What needs to be changed? Discussion with practitioners about barriers to access funding:
    • Paola Zerilli, Project manager, Super I project

      Coffee-Break

16:00-16:45 | BEYOND FINANCE: THE LABOUR SHORTAGE IN CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION

  • Ozgur Oner, Head of EU Affairs, Federal Association of German Housing and Real Estate Companies
  • Kristina Hultgren, City of Stockholm, Labour Market Department
  • Christine Le Forestier, Director of Social Affairs, Federation of Construction and Industry (tbc)
  • Roman Horvath, Policy Officer, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Pact for Skills

16:45-17:00 | CLOSING SPEECHES

  • Bent Madsen, President of Housing Europe
  • Ian Brossat, Advisor on Housing, city of Paris (tbc)

Sunset Networking

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DAY 2 – PRACTITIONERS SESSIONS

13:00 Networking lunch

14:00-15:00 | INCLUSIVE NEIGHBOURHOODS IN THE GREEN TRANSITION – EUROPEAN UNION FUNDS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL CHALLENGES

  • Grzegorz Gajewski, Policy Officer, Directorate-general Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission

15:00-16:30 | PITCHING SESSIONS BETWEEN INVESTORS AND PROJECT PROMOTERS

Projects pitched by social/affordable housing providers to expert and investors: EIB, EC, CEB, National Financial intermediaries for InvestEU

15:00-15:05 General presentation of the session

15:05-16:00 World café

16:00-16:20 Feedback from the investors

16:20-16:30 Conclusions

Reserved event. Booking mandatory.

Coffee break

16:40-17:20 | RENOVATION HELPDESK

Mentors and mentees meet to discuss innovative solutions for affordable housing renovation

Reserved event. Booking mandatory.

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